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Urban poverty in Vietnam: determinants and policy implications
Nguyen, Cuong; Linh, Vu; Nguyen, Thang - In: International Journal of Development Issues 12 (2013) 2, pp. 110-139
Purpose – The objective of the paper is to examine the profile and determinants of urban poverty in the two largest … cities in Vietnam – Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. The paper also investigates the dynamic aspect of urban poverty in Vietnam. Design …/methodology/approach – The authors use regression and data from the 2009 Urban Poverty Survey to examine the determinants of poverty in Vietnam …
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NGOs and the making of “development tourism destinations”
Becklake, Sarah - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 6 (2014) 2, pp. 223-242
/actual “poverty tours”, the article argues that while Antigua NGOs develop and host these poverty tours as a means of moving “hearts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014624372
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Investigating causal relationship between social capital and microfinance
Akram, Sohail; Routray, Jayant Kumar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 9, pp. 760-776
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate causal link between social capital and microfinance by testing the role of social capital in explaining the household's access to microcredit under the group‐based lending approach. Design/methodology/approach – Household level primary data...
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The effects of microfinance on women’s empowerment: new evidence from Bangladesh
Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur; Khanam, Rasheda; Nghiem, Son - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1745-1757
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of microcredit on women’s empowerment in rural Bangladesh using the latest primary data. Design/methodology/approach Primary data have been collected by a household survey in the four districts of Bangladesh. Logistic regression is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807105
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Recent Progress in Online Communication Tools for Urban Planning: A Comparative Study of Polish and German Municipalities
Damurski, Lukasz - In: International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR) 5 (2016) 1, pp. 39-54
planning, evidently similar in Poland and Germany despite different historical background as well as socio-political and …
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The Competitiveness of Polish Apples on International Markets
Kraciński, Paweł Jakub - In: International Journal of Food and Beverage … 2 (2017) 1, pp. 31-43
The article presents the problem of competitiveness of Polish apples. In the paper the quantity of production and international trade of was analyzed. Major importers and exporters of apples were identified. In order to assess the international competitiveness ex post measure has been used. The...
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A Transitional Analysis of the Polish Economy: After Fifteen Years, Still a "Work in Progress"
Hunter, Richard J.; Ryan, Leo V. - In: Global Economy Journal 5 (2005) 2
This article takes a critical view at the process of economic change and transformation in Poland since 1989. Its … and infrastructure lapses, and inflation. It concludes with possible suggestions for Poland's future as a full member of …
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The Political Economy of EU-funds: Evidence from Poland
Banaszewska, Monika; Bischoff, Ivo - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 237 (2017) 3, pp. 191-224
Abstract We provide an empirical study analysing the distribution of EU funds among 2478 Polish municipalities in the period 2007–2011. EU funds are found to be concentrated in smaller municipalities and economically weak sub-regions, and do not increase in the municipalities’ fiscal...
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The Rule of Law and Its Social Reception as Determinants of Economic Development: A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Poland
Głowacki, Krzysztof; Hartwell, Christopher Andrew; … - In: Law and Development Review 14 (2021) 2, pp. 359-400
contiguous yet often-diverging countries, namely Germany and Poland. We utilise two approaches to examine this issue, first … supported by an econometric analysis of the drivers of rule of law in both Poland and Germany, which shows the importance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014615382
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Corporate real estate in Poland
Shone, Steven; Roth, Michael - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 1 (1999) 3, pp. 278-286
The authors summarise developments in Polish real estate markets in the post‐Communist era, commenting on the lack of professional infrastructure to support corporations opening or expanding their businesses in the country. They explain the artificial restrictions on supply and the lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014851968